LEADER 02910oam 2200577Mn 450 001 9910774788603321 005 20221222185827.0 010 $a1-00-318206-2 010 $a1-000-40229-0 010 $a1-003-18206-2 010 $a1-000-40227-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011946382 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6630804 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6630804 035 $a(OCoLC)1255233747 035 $a(OCoLC)1253032778 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1253032778 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781003182061 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011946382 100 $a20210529d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSweden, Japan, and the long Second World War, 1931-1945$b[electronic resource] 210 $aAbingdon $cRoutledge$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (253 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in Second World War history 311 1 $a1-03-202142-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- In the beginning : early Swedish-Japanese relations -- Trade under protest : a war in all but name -- Fading protest : total war in China -- Staying relevant : total war in Europe -- Fully engaged : total war in the Pacific -- In the end : Widar Bagge, Japan, and the end of the Second World War. 330 $aLottaz and Ottosson explore the intricate relationship between neutral Sweden and Imperial Japan during the latter's 15 years of warfare in Asia and in the Pacific. While Sweden's relationship with European Axis powers took place under the premise of existential security concerns, the case of Japan was altogether different. Japan never was a threat to Sweden, militarily or economically. Nevertheless, Stockholm maintained a close relationship with Tokyo until Japan's surrender in 1945. This book explores the reasons for that and therefore provides a study on the rationale and the value of neutrality in the Long Second World War. Sweden, Japan, and the Long Second World War is a valuable resource for scholars of the Second World War and of the history of neutrality. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in Second World War history. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zSweden$xDiplomatic history 606 $aSino-Japanese War, 1937-1945$xDiplomatic history 606 $aNeutrality$zSweden 607 $aSweden$xRelations$zJapan 607 $aJapan$xRelations$zSweden 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xDiplomatic history. 615 0$aSino-Japanese War, 1937-1945$xDiplomatic history. 615 0$aNeutrality 676 $a940.53254850952 700 $aLottaz$b Pascal$01261867 702 $aOttosson$b Ingemar 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910774788603321 996 $aSWEDEN, JAPAN, AND THE LONG SECOND WORLD WAR$92944652 997 $aUNINA